The thing that I loved about this team was no matter how bad a game got they never quit. Guys flat out quit tonight. Moe dogged it the last 10 minutes it was disgusting. I can deal with losing but quiting ... I have given up the optimism the program is a mess right now.
Ridiculous post.
Please Marillac tell me why it is ridiculous. Go back and watch the last 10 mins of the game. Moe played like he couldn't give a shit. Just hung his head and didn't give the slightest amount of effort. Walked back on D and flat out quit. We got embarrassed and outside of 1 or 2 guys the team packed it in and quit. As far as the program it is a joke right now. We are a laughing stock. Step back and look at it. Malik was a crappy bball player but it looks horrible that another guy left and is just going to help the negative recruiting. I would love for you to tell me how I am being ridiculous. Maybe you could tell us about some Juco players while you're at it, or analyze some highlight tapes or maybe tell us about how you're going to see a recruit in one of the seven states you live in.
Because these kids expected to win just because they beat Cincy on the road. No matter how many different times or how many different ways you tell freshman that things will be different in a conference rematch, they won't understand it. Now they know. In conference it's damn hard for any team to get a sweep. It's almost like the losing team has an advantage irrespective of where the game is played because they will adjust while the winning team will look to replicate what they did in the first meeting.
My problem is with your negativity about the status of the program.
I agree with both of you. I thought , for the first time this year, they quit. Maybe it was just too much to process the Stith departure. Not enough time to understand the why's and wherefore's. I think they had a case of " the sky is falling" syndrome. And it showed. Up to Lavin & staff to defeat this cancer before it spreads.
OTOH, to say the program is a mess is not even close to accurate. Stuff happens. What it boils down to is do you have enough confidence in the leadsers of this program to handle this crisis. Yes the kids will have to dig even deeper to salvage the remainder of the season. But the real question is do you or don't you have faith in this staff to handle this crisis. This isn't Norm. How quickly you forget.